The latest episode of the No Agenda Show, Episode 1870 titled "VBS," released May 21, 2026, offers a deep dive into the week’s most significant political and media events, focusing on Vice President JD Vance’s unexpected turn at the White House podium, Rep. Thomas Massie’s primary defeat in Kentucky, and the federal indictment of former Cuban dictator Raúl Castro. Hosts Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak, broadcasting from Texas and California respectively, dissect how major networks like ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, and MSNBC framed — or ignored — these stories.
The episode opens with a critique of ABC’s David Muir teasing a headline before pivoting to what Curry calls the real news: Vice President Vance filling in for Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, fielding questions on Iran, gas prices, and the ongoing ceasefire. Curry asserts that "He is making the press briefing exciting again," a sentiment that underscores the administration’s strategic use of Vance to command media attention.
A significant portion of the show is dedicated to Massie’s loss to Trump-backed Ed Gallrein in a $32 million race shadowed by an alleged AI-driven smear campaign. Curry argues the collapse — from a 71% win probability on May 8 to a near 10-point loss — was driven by an algorithmic smear ignored by legacy outlets. Dvorak explains the smear indicated that after Massie’s wife died, he had an affair with at least two women, while Curry counters with a listener letter alleging the story was manufactured to take down both Massie and Representative Lauren Boebert. The hosts also touch on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Hatch Act–adjacent campaign appearance and Tucker Carlson’s combative Channel 13 Israel interview.
The DOJ’s indictment of Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown is analyzed, framed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Dvorak floats the theory that President Trump is "completing the Bay of Pigs operation that Kennedy chickened out on," noting the Nimitz strike group’s entry into the Caribbean. Other segments cover the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund born from Trump’s settled IRS lawsuit, his 3,700 stock trades attributed to high-frequency trading algorithms, Polymarket insider-betting concerns tied to Donald Trump Jr., Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s "Economic Fury" sanctions program targeting UK-domiciled tanker operators, the San Diego Islamic Center shooting, and Google’s $190 billion Gemini Spark rollout at I/O.
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